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Saturday

She joined DHS to fight disinformation. She says she was halted by... disinformation

Nina Jankowicz resigned as head of the Disinformation Governance Board at DHS after relentless attacks from conservatives. DHS has put the board on pause. DHS hide caption

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She joined DHS to fight disinformation. She says she was halted by... disinformation

Nina Jankowicz looks back at how exaggerations and falsehoods stoked so many doubts about the Disinformation Governance Board that DHS paused it after just three weeks.

She joined DHS to fight disinformation. She says she was halted by... disinformation

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Friday

Politics

After a discrediting campaign, DHS pauses a board created to combat disinformation

A disinformation expert looks back on how disinformation put on hold a new government board she was hired to lead to help coordinate the Biden administration's efforts to address false information.

After a discrediting campaign, DHS pauses a board created to combat disinformation

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Thursday

Here's why tech giants want the Supreme Court to freeze Texas' social media law

An industry group representing major tech companies, including Google, Facebook and Twitter, is asking the Supreme Court to stop a Texas social media law from going into effect. DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Here's why tech giants want the Supreme Court to freeze Texas' social media law

Tech industry groups are urging the Supreme Court to block a Texas law barring social media companies from removing posts or banning users based on political viewpoints

Wednesday

Business

Musk says he's having second thoughts about buying Twitter

Elon Musk has put the brakes on his $44 billion bid to buy Twitter, saying the site has too many fake accounts. But is the world's richest man just hoping to negotiate a better deal?

Musk says he's having second thoughts about buying Twitter

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Friday

Elon Musk says he's put the blockbuster Twitter deal on pause over fake accounts

Elon Musk says he wants to see more details about the number of fake accounts on Twitter before his deal to buy the social media platform goes through. He's seen here last week, arriving for the 2022 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Elon Musk says he's put the blockbuster Twitter deal on pause over fake accounts

The Tesla and SpaceX mogul said he needs to make sure the fake accounts "do indeed represent less than 5%" of Twitter's users, as the company has estimated.

Elon Musk says he's put the blockbuster Twitter deal on pause over fake accounts

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Twitter reaches deal to sell to Elon Musk for about $44 billion

Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing "Cyber Rodeo" grand opening party on April 7, 2022 in Austin, Texas. Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Twitter reaches deal to sell to Elon Musk for about $44 billion

The sale caps a dizzying saga for Twitter and Elon Musk, the world's richest man and a prolific user of the social media platform.

Twitter reaches deal to sell to Elon Musk for about $44 billion

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'Love Me Tender' and poison pills: Unpacking the Elon Musk-Twitter saga

Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing "Cyber Rodeo" grand opening party in Austin, Texas, on April 7, 2022. Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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'Love Me Tender' and poison pills: Unpacking the Elon Musk-Twitter saga

Elon Musk is trying to buy Twitter in a $43 billion takeover, which the company's board is attempting to resist. What's at stake, and where is all this going?

Saturday

Technology

Elon Musk wants to change Twitter

Elon Musk says Twitter should be an arena for free speech. What changes does he want to bring to the social network, and how are Twitter board members trying stop his takeover bid?

Elon Musk wants to change Twitter

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Thursday

Twitter CEO addresses employees worried about Elon Musk's hostile takeover bid

Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption

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Twitter CEO addresses employees worried about Elon Musk's hostile takeover bid

Musk's offer comes after the Tesla and SpaceX CEO became Twitter's largest shareholder. Musk says he will unlock Twitter's potential.

Twitter CEO addresses employees worried about Elon Musk's hostile takeover bid

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Monday

Technology

Is adding an edit button on Twitter a good thing?

Twitter users have long asked for an edit button and now the company says it's finally coming. But skeptics warn it could change Twitter — and not for the better.

Is adding an edit button on Twitter a good thing?

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